All the balloons and hazmat spills

What the fuck are you talking about?

I'm here to find out!

In my neck of the woods, we both help people and deal swift retribution to thieves. I'm part Native, with a ton of Irish. Come on down.

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> You got kids? How old are you? Single? If so, are you going to be looking to date people wherever you move?

Sorry for not specifying. I thought that me just using the singular form would have sufficed. No kids, single, mid-thirties. Dating is something that can happen if I move there, though I assumed that since I was looking mainly within four areas the dating angle wouldn't make much of a difference since the four areas are-to my understanding- relatively close to each other.

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> You planning on renting? You planning on buying a place? What's your expected budget? Do you want a condo with zero maintenance? Do you want an old farmhouse with a bunch of land? Something in between?

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Renting. Specific's aren't particularly important to me. That is to say, I won't die on a hill for an apartment, condo, house, etc. Budget wise 2k on rent would be the max of the budget. Anything higher than that is doable, but it would be on the irresponsible side of the budget.

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> Does walkability matter to you? That is, do you "need" to be able to walk to stores/restaurants/bars etc or are you okay with (much more likely) not being able to do so?

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Walkability would be nice, but it's not a do or die. I've driven everywhere my entire life so my expectation is to continue to do so while living in this country. So walkability would be a bonus and nice, but not necessary.

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> The four counties you describe are where a majority (I'm guessing, could be wrong) of the population of Maine lives, so there's a fair amount of towns that fit there. You will get better info if you give better info. Not trying to be a dick, but vague questions get vague answers.

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That's understandable, which is why I also posted here. I have surface knowledge of the area so without knowing the particularities of each area I didn't include specific information since I didn't think it would be applicable. For example: you mentioned earlier budget. I was operating under the presumption of seeing options and then narrowing that down with the details (budget being one of them). Likewise, I thought that me saying that I'd have no problem doing somewhat long drives during the weekend would translate as well as not having a problem with doing short drives (several towns over for example) for other stuff. I was mistaken on that aspect.

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> Basically everywhere you listed is within 90 minutes of the coast. Most of them will be within 90-120 minutes of Sunday River for skiing, closer if you want just any old mountain.

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Any old mountain would do. I grew up being able to see mountains routinely, and having lived in the plains for a while I would like to see mountains on the horizon or at least a stone's throw away.

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> You would be incorrect in assuming this. There are lots of towns that don't have much fun stuff, or very limited amounts of fun stuff, and you have to drive to another town for a bit of variety in fun stuff. The only 'real' city in Maine is Portland. There are nice towns, but they aren't cities. (and before anyone says, "AKSHULLY- Lewiston/Bangor/whatever is officially a city, okay?"- no, they are large towns. Maybe legally they are incorporated as cities, but they're not really cities.)

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That's why I wrote " or would be covered by being near one of the two regions (or Portland) " on the post. However, if you're trying to add emphasis on that there's really nothing fun outside of Portland (to the point that the second part of the sentence you quoted was cut out) then I understand. That is useful to know because if the scene is so scarce, then that would by default reduce the options to Portland or at least near by it. For example: if there aren't any movie theaters except for Portland within a 60+ mile (or say an hour's distance) radius, then that reduces options drastically.

Would it be safe, then, to assume that everyone within driving distance to Portland goes there for fun/ hanging out because the surrounding towns/cities are only for housing?

More like “unless this means what it clearly says, I don’t believe it”

what if there’s a connection here?/s

As someone from California I would say it depends on North versus Southern California. But I lived in LA and was almost always one of the only white people at work. It was also pretty common for me to hear "jokes" about white people.

Wouldn't it be weird if "half-white" was separate from other mixed races?

Maine truly is the duality of man

"Unless this confirms the beliefs I already had, its wrong."

Yes

the duality of vacationland

The parts of California I’ve been too, I was definitely a minority.

Way of the road

Ouch , don't let em hate . I get what you're saying. And honestly people from the Caribbean and all of Central and South America are perhaps the most mixed because of Europeans taking what they wanted.

I totally giggled at this, perfect timing. But it’s true, Mainers are kind and that post for the stolen truck has some great feedback comments. So there’s that? Ha.

Serious answer. If you looked at my family genealogy and adjacent, you'd see that to be true.

It's not that they "can pass as white". They ARE white. You know that there are white people all over Central and South America, right? Hispanic is not a race, it's an ethnic group. 🙄

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French-Canadians

I'd go with LL Bean Duck boots for midcoast - you're actually going to be dealing with a lot more months of slush and half-frozen mud than actual snow. If you're planning on heading inland frequently in the winter, get a pair of Sorrels for the cold, dry snow.

For gloves... I like Astrid for a huge pair of mittens to walk around in when it's really cold. But they're not waterproof. For waterproof maybe get something from a ski/snowboard store. (I happen to have Burton, but really anything marketed for skiing/snowboarding should be fine.)

Also you didn't ask about coats, but I like Canada Goose.

Considering the big move from CA to TX, yes

It's definitely white/something else

Puerto Rican is not a race. It is an ethnicity.